(Before anyone gets on my case, yes I know I’m using a different title than the official English one, but I think “WTF” fits more than “What the hell”, since it’s more local slang-y. Call me dumb if you like ^_^). This week on Odd Taxi, things get heated in da club…and the story comes together nicely.
After last week’s detour, we’re back to a nice relaxing drive in the taxi! Well, mostly. There were good, bad, and just confusing parts to this week’s ride – so let’s get to it!
While many of our authors are abroad, I personally live in the United States. This episode of Odd Taxi is terrifying to me. While this particular lost tanuki’s name is Tanaka, I know plenty of other names that would fit right there instead. Let’s take a look at the most disturbing Odd Taxi episode yet.
Welcome to a late week Odd Taxi post! This week sees a variety of relationships unfold, plus we have some popular fan theories to discuss. Let’s amble our way on in.
Continue reading “Odd Taxi – 03 [Borrowed Plumes and the Bodyguard]”
Wooper: When it comes to original works, Wonder Egg Priority was the most inventive and audacious anime that the winter season had to offer. Whether it be girl-driven social commentary, grotesque monster designs, or a veritable puzzle box of a story, this show had a lot going for it coming into its final stretch of episodes. Even during those last few weeks, as production issues and narrative twists threatened to swallow the series whole, Wonder Egg maintained its must-watch status – and still maintains it now, with the finale having been delayed until late June. We weren’t about to wait over two months before mentioning the show again, though – this is a series that practically demands discussion, so Lenlo and I have teamed up to do just that. Read on for our thoughts on the triumphs, failures, and oddities of Wonder Egg Priority’s final month on the air.
Welcome to Odd Taxi with Amun! After taking a season off, it’s good to be back! We’re here with our favorite taxi walrus Odokawa and his motley – probably criminal – crew. Let’s see how things have gone since that smashing premiere. Continue reading “Odd Taxi – 02 [How to Spend a Long Night]”
We are at the end of an era or in layman’s terms we have reached the end of Re:Zero season 2 and it’s certainly been a journey. Unfortunately we have no word whatsoever on whether a third season is coming and I really hope they don’t leave us waiting another four years before anything comes. The popularity of Re:Zero makes it quite likely that another season is coming but nothing is set in stone until an announcement is made. If this is the final episode of this series then it makes for a rather underwhelming conclusion as it is definitely more of an end to a story arc rather than a full conclusion. Character arcs are certainly in a good spot and I suppose you could consider it a good stopping point as a lot of things have been resolved. That said the great Rabbit makes for a weak final encounter and there is clearly an air that there is much more to come after this fairy tale like atmosphere and villains yet to be dealt with. Though right now the question for us viewers is going to be what to fill the empty void it left in wednesdays. At least for me I can say it will no longer be eating up my entire evening writing a post on it if that is the only positive.
Continue reading “Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World 2 – 25 [Offbeat Steps Under the Moonlight]”
In the end they only played the new opening and new ending about twice in an entire cour, that’s got to be some new record. My dear readers we are right at the finish line of the second season of Re:Zero and I can finally go back into retirement…at least until the next season rolls around…or LOGHs next episodes…or Heaven’s Feel 3…this site just won’t let go of me will it? Well I wouldn’t be complaining if Re:Zero dragged me out of retirement again as if anything I pray for it. I will consider my year made if they announce a season 3 in next week’s episode because I have decided that I won’t be reading the light novels as I just find the anime far more enjoyable. I have chosen the path of thorns in that regard as god only knows how long it will take for this story to be adapted to anime, provided we even get the full story. That said, Devil is a part timer got a sequel announced recently after eight years of nothing, so there could be hope. Maybe even Spice and Wolf season 3 if we dare to dream.
Continue reading “Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World 2 -24 [Choose Me]”
My first thought on starting this episode was “That’s a violent sounding episode title” and it truly did live up to that. This episode features some of the most brutal fight scenes in the series to date and damn if it wasn’t exciting. I might as well say this now, this was the best episode of the second cour of season two. I wouldn’t put it as best in the series or even best in the season but damn it’s certainly one of the best and considering how the story has faltered lately, we really needed this. Odd as I previously made the case that action was not Re:Zeros strong suit yet today’s episode is almost pure action and still a magnificent display. My hype is back and we got two more episodes to go. I can only hope those last two episodes can be as good as this one was.
Continue reading “Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World 2 -23 [Love Me Down to My Blood and Guts]”
My current experience with Re:Zero is akin to a book that I am allowed to read once a week. Once I begin reading I am locked in and ready to charge through the full story. But then the book is yanked away and I am told to wait another week to get reading again. As such when I am reading that book I have less patience for the times the book decides to unload exposition or cut away from the most interesting situation to focus on the far less interesting one. Indeed I am a little annoyed that we have several high stakes fights going on and instead we cut away to Emilia taking a trial that was already confirmed to be easy for her for relatively low stakes. I mean yeah it’s not the worst thing in the world but I really think we didn’t need half a thirty minute episode for that. Made all the more intrusive when we thought we were finally done with these characters only for them to show up again to hog screentime.
Continue reading “Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World 2 -22 [Happiness Reflected on the Waters Surface]”